Dong Chinese dictionary

ké, qiào

casing

Simplified form of 殼. Phonosemantic compound. 几 represents the meaning and 㱿 represents the sound.

Components

què

to strike from above

几 Meaning component

jī, jǐ

small table

A table is considered to be a hard object, much like a casing.

Evolution

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Definitions

ké

casing, shell, husk, hull, skin

qiào

shell; carapace; crust (earth's crust etc); also pr. [ké]

Most common words with 壳

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